MirrorsEtruscan4th century BCE

Fragment of a Mirror Handle depicting Hermes

c. 400 BCE

Classification

Mirrors

Technique

Carved

Medium

Animal bone

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

actual: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Mathias Komor, New York] [1]. Professor Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA (by 1966-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995. [1] Inventory number S316.

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